250 Years Later: Five Transportation Themes that Haven’t Changed July 2, 2026 | Philip Plotch After the U.S. secured its independence, the Founding Fathers faced the same types of transportation issues we grapple with, today.
DOT, LoC Commemorate 70th Anniversary of Interstate Highway System July 2, 2026 | Jeff Davis At a June 29 event at the Library of Congress, the Department of Transportation commemorated the 70th anniversary of the...
Supreme Court Allows Removal of Independent Board Members Without Cause July 2, 2026 | Jeff Davis The Supreme Court this week ruled that the President can fire members of most independent boards and commissions without cuase,...
Supreme Court Says Cell Phone Location Data Is Subject to Privacy Expectations July 2, 2026 | Jeff Davis In another major decision this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a person's movement and location information (transportation-related info)...
Highway Construction Costs Stayed Stable in Final Quarter of 2025 July 2, 2026 | Jeff Davis The Federal Highway Administration recently updated its estimate of changes in highway construction costs, showing that such costs decreased by...
Revised Guidance and Retracted Documents: Changing IIJA Priorities at FHWA July 2, 2026 | Sean Rafferty IIJA program guidance documents abruptly disappeared from FHWA webpages for over a year, recently returning without Biden-era ‘strategic priority’ sections.
OMB Rule Would Change Government-wide Grant Management June 26, 2026 | Rebecca Higgins OMB's proposed changes to their Uniform Guidance could have significant implications for federal grant programs.
Bringing Down Transit Bus Costs is a Bipartisan Priority June 26, 2026 | Grace Truslow Congress and transit industry leaders are making reducing transit bus costs a priority, including in the House’s surface reauthorization bill.
Avoiding Close Calls: Senators Question Aviation Stakeholders on ADS-B, Airspace Safety June 26, 2026 | Sean Rafferty After the ROTOR Act's failure in the House, Senators pressed witnesses on support for ADS-B mandates, in addition to discussing...
Aviation Antitrust: House Members Debate Competition, Regulation after Spirit Airlines Shutdown June 26, 2026 | Sean Rafferty Members split along party lines in debating antitrust enforcement, airline competition, and the factors behind Spirit's failure.
Affordable Housing and Transit Case Study Series: Seattle June 26, 2026 | Sohail Husain The final installment of Eno’s affordable housing and transit case study series examines Sound Transit’s ETOD policy and the supporting...
